UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17515

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17515

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 14 Dec 2017

    Summary:

    Details: ** DISPUTED ** etc/ObjectList in Metview 4.7.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a third party has indicated that the code to access this environment variable is not enabled in the shipped product.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17515, https://sources.debian.org/src/metview/4.7.2-3/share/metview/etc/ObjectList/?hl=2857#L2857, https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17515, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17515

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: metview

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/metview

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.5.6-6build1
    4.5.7-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High